Method for manufacturing optical semiconductor device

ABSTRACT

Provided here are: a mounting member having a front surface on which a diffusion bonding layer is formed; an optical semiconductor element provided with a light emitting part therein, and having a rear surface on which a diffusion bonding layer is formed; and an electrode layer formed from the diffusion bonding layer and the diffusion bonding layer by diffusion bonding therebetween; wherein, in the optical semiconductor element, the light emitting part is provided near a side of the optical semiconductor element so as to be displaced toward the mounting member. This configuration not only makes unnecessary the use of a solder, an Ag paste and the like to thereby prevent the light emitting part in the optical semiconductor element from being contaminated by the solder, but also allows the light emitting part to be closer to the mounting member-side to thereby achieve improvement in heat-dissipation capability.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present application relates to an optical semiconductor device and amethod for manufacturing the same.

BACKGROUND ART

In accordance with elevated output power of semiconductor laserelements, bottom emission type semiconductor laser elements which aresuperior in heat-dissipation capability have come into use in opticalsemiconductor devices. As described in Patent Document 1, in the bottomemission type semiconductor laser element, a laser-light oscillationpart (light emitting part) is formed nearer to the bottom of thesemiconductor laser element (nearer to its portion to be bonded with asolder). In this manner, the light emitting part which generates heat islocated at a position nearer to the mount, so that a semiconductordevice with superior heat-dissipation capability can be achieved.

CITATION LIST Patent Document

-   Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No.    2002-359427 (Paragraph 0006; FIG. 13)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention

However, according to such a bottom emission type semiconductor laserelement, when the solder has crept up on an end face thereof, a failuredue to the solder, such as short circuiting or the like, may occur inthe light emitting part. Accordingly, there is a problem that a troublemay occur that is represented by a case where the semiconductor laserelement cannot cause laser light oscillation.

This application discloses a technique for solving the problem asdescribed above, and an object thereof is to provide an opticalsemiconductor device which causes the semiconductor laser element tosurely perform laser light oscillation and which can be achieved at lowcost, and a method for manufacturing the same.

Means for Solving the Problems

An optical semiconductor laser device disclosed in this application ischaracterized by comprising: a mounting member having a front surface onwhich a first bonding member or bonding layer is formed; an opticalsemiconductor element provided with a light emitting part or lightreceiving part therein, and having a rear surface on which a secondbonding member or bonding layer is formed; and an electrode layer formedfrom the first bonding member or bonding layer and the second bondingmember or bonding layer by diffusion bonding therebetween; wherein, inthe optical semiconductor element, the light emitting part or lightreceiving part is provided near a side of the optical semiconductorelement so as to be displaced toward the mounting member.

A method for manufacturing an optical semiconductor device disclosed inthis application is characterized by comprising: a step of stacking inparallel, multiple sets of mounting members and optical semiconductorelements laid thereon and then clamping these multiple sets by using ajig, said mounting members each having a front surface on which a firstbonding member or bonding layer is formed, and said opticalsemiconductor elements each being provided with a light emitting part orlight receiving part therein and each having a rear surface on which asecond bonding member or bonding layer is formed; and a step of heatingunder vacuum, the multiple sets of the mounting members and the opticalsemiconductor elements clamped using the jig, thereby to bond togetherthe mounting member and the optical semiconductor element in each of themultiple sets, by diffusion bonding between the first bonding member orbonding layer and the second bonding member or bonding layer, and toform an insulating film on each of the optical semiconductor elements atits surfaces inside of which the light emitting part or light receivingpart is provided.

Effect of the Invention

According to this application, it is possible not only to makeunnecessary the use of a solder, an Ag paste and the like to therebyprevent the light emitting part or light receiving part in the opticalsemiconductor element from being contaminated by the solder, but also tomake the light emitting part or light receiving part closer to themounting member-side to thereby achieve improvement in heat-dissipationcapability.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of an opticalsemiconductor device according to Embodiment 1.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a configuration of the opticalsemiconductor device according to Embodiment 1.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing manufacturing steps of the opticalsemiconductor device according to Embodiment 1.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a sequence of steps in a manufacturingmethod of the optical semiconductor device according to Embodiment 1.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for illustrating another configuration of theoptical semiconductor device according to Embodiment 1.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for illustrating a manufacturing method of anoptical semiconductor device according to Embodiment 2.

MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiment 1

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of an opticalsemiconductor device 101 according to Embodiment 1 of this application.FIG. 2 is a side view showing a configuration of the opticalsemiconductor device 101 according to Embodiment 1 of this application.As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in the optical semiconductor device 101,an optical semiconductor element 21 is mounted on a front-surface sideof a mounting member 22.

The optical semiconductor element 21 is bonded to the front-surface sideof the mounting member 22. In order to increase the heat dischargeefficiency of the optical semiconductor element 21, a light emittingpart 21 b thereof, which is highest in temperature in the opticalsemiconductor element 21, is provided to be displaced, in the thicknessdirection of the optical semiconductor element 21, toward the mountingmember to which the optical semiconductor element is bonded. Note that,although the light emitting part is described herein, it may instead bea light receiving part.

The mounting member 22, to the front-surface side of which the opticalsemiconductor element 21 is bonded, dissipates heat generated in theoptical semi-conductor element 21. In order to efficiently dischargeheat generated particularly from the light emitting part 21 b in theoptical semiconductor element 21, the mounting member 22 is bonded to beplaced nearby the light emitting part 21 b. As a material constitutingthe mounting member 22, a ceramic, a semiconductor or a metal may beused.

Heretofore, in order to make bonding between an optical semiconductorelement and a mounting member, a solder, an Ag paste or the like, isused. However, when no distance is taken between the surface of whichthe light emitting part is provided and the edge of the mounting member,the solder, the Ag paste or the like may be adhered, due to itsspreading out, to the light emitting part, resulting in deterioration ofits characteristics.

Further, according to a conventional optical semiconductor device, afilm material applied around the light emitting part or light receivingpart, is an insulating film. This may increase the thermal resistancevalue and the electric resistance value between the opticalsemiconductor element and a mounting member on which the opticalsemiconductor element is mounted. The increased thermal resistance valuemakes higher the temperature of the optical semiconductor element itselfdue to generation of heat in the optical semiconductor element at thetime of light emission or light reception.

This decreases, for example, output power of the emitted light or outputpower of the received light, namely, deteriorates the characteristics.In particular, in a recent trend of chip miniaturization and outputpower elevation, an influence of such deterioration becomes significantgreatly. Further, the increased electric resistance value makes thepower consumption larger and thus cannot contribute to recent reductionin power consumption. Furthermore, when fluctuation occurs in thethermal resistance value and/or the electric resistance value, thecharacteristics will also be fluctuated, resulting in degraded quality.

In this respect, the optical semiconductor device 101 according toEmbodiment 1 of this application is characterized in that the opticalsemiconductor element 21 and the mounting member 22 are bonded to eachother, through an electrode layer 23 that is made of a metal and that isformed from a diffusion bonding layer (or diffusion bonding member) 23 aas a first bonding layer (or bonding member) formed on a rear surface ofthe optical semi-conductor element 21, and a diffusion bonding layer (ordiffusion bonding member) 23 b as a second bonding layer (or bondingmember) formed on a front surface of the mounting member 22, bydiffusion bonding therebetween.

The material of the electrode layer 23 is exemplified by Au.

According to the configuration disclosed in this application, in orderto make bonding between the optical semiconductor element 21 and themounting member 22, diffusion bonding is employed that uses thediffusion bonding layers 23 a, 23 b for the electrode layer 23. Thus, itis possible not only to make unnecessary the use of a solder, an Agpaste and the like to thereby prevent the light emitting part in theoptical semiconductor element from being contaminated by the solder, butalso to make the light emitting part closer to the mounting member-sideto thereby achieve improvement in heat-dissipation capability.

Next, description will be made about a manufacturing method of theoptical semiconductor device 101 according to Embodiment 1, on the basisof FIG. 3 and FIG. 4. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing manufacturing steps ofthe optical semiconductor device 101 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 4is a flowchart showing a sequence of steps in the manufacturing methodof the optical semiconductor device 101 according to Embodiment 1.

First of all, as shown in FIG. 3(a), the optical semiconductor element21 having a rear surface on which an Au layer as the diffusion bondinglayer 23 a is formed by a sputtering method, a vapor deposition methodor the like, and the mounting member 22 having a front surface on whichan Au layer as the diffusion bonding layer 23 b is formed by asputtering method, a vapor deposition method or the like, are prepared.Then, as shown in FIG. 3(b), the optical semiconductor element 21 islaid on the mounting member 22 so that the Au layer as the diffusionbonding layer 23 a and the Au layer as the diffusion bonding layer 23 bare overlapped with each other (Step S401). Note that, on a frontsurface of the optical semiconductor element 21, an unshownfront-surface electrode is formed, and on a rear surface of the mountingmember 22, an unshown rear-surface electrode is formed.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 3(c), multiple sets, each being a set ofthe mounting member 22 and the optical semiconductor element 21 laidthereon, are stacked in parallel while dummy bars 24 for preventingreaction (diffusion bonding) between the front-surface electrode of theoptical semiconductor element 21 and the rear-surface electrode of themounting member 22, are interposed between the respective sets, and thenthe multiple sets are clamped by a jig 25 a and a jig 25 b so as to beunder pressure as a whole from the direction A (Step S402). As the dummybar 24, a dummy bar made of Si is used, for example.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3(d), the multiple sets of the mounting members22 and the optical semiconductor elements 21 laid thereon, that areclamped by the jigs 25 a, 25 b, are placed in a chamber 26 and heatedunder vacuum (Step S403). The heating temperature is set to about 200°C.

When they are heated under vacuum up to the temperature specified above,the Au layer as the diffusion bonding layer 23 a and the Au layer as thediffusion bonding layer 23 b are bonded to each other due to mutualdiffusion of their respective Au atoms (Step S404). Such a bonding stepof bonding the optical semiconductor element 21 and the mounting member22 together, is an important step that provides a function ofdischarging heat generated at the time of light emission or lightreception of the optical semiconductor element, and thus has a largeeffect on a characteristic of the optical semiconductor element such asa photo-electric conversion efficiency or the like, or on thereliability thereof.

In addition, after reaching the specified temperature, an insulatingfilm (not shown) is formed entirely on each of the optical semiconductorelements 21 at its surfaces inside of which the light emitting part 21 bis provided, as well as on each of the mounting members 22, by asputtering method, a vapor deposition method or the like (Step S405).Such a step of forming the insulating film is taken for controlling anoptical reflectivity with respect to the light emitting part in theoptical semiconductor element, and is an important step that has a largeeffect on the characteristic of the optical semiconductor element suchas a threshold value or the like, or on the reliability thereof.

According to the foregoing steps, as shown in FIG. 3(e), it is possibleto obtain the optical semiconductor devices 101 in each of which theoptical semiconductor element 21 and the mounting member 22 arediffusion-bonded to each other using the diffusion bonding layer 23 aand the diffusion bonding layer 23 b for the electrode layer 23.

According to a conventional manufacturing method, only the multipleoptical semiconductor elements are stacked in parallel while dummy barsare interposed between the respective optical semiconductor elements,and they are clamped using a jig, and then an insulating film is merelyformed on surfaces around each of the light emitting parts. After suchfilm formation, each of the optical semiconductor elements is bonded toa mounting member by using a solder.

According to the manufacturing method of this application, since thebonding step and the film forming step are performed concurrently, it ispossible to simplify the manufacturing steps, to thereby reduce themanufacturing time and cost.

As described above, the optical semiconductor device 101 according toEmbodiment 1 comprises: the mounting member 22 having a front surface onwhich the diffusion bonding layer 23 b is formed; the opticalsemiconductor element 21 provided with the light emitting part 21 btherein, and having a rear surface on which the diffusion bonding layer23 a is formed; and the electrode layer 23 formed from the diffusionbonding layer 23 b and the diffusion bonding layer 23 a by diffusionbonding therebetween; wherein, in the optical semiconductor element 21,the light emitting part 21 b is provided near a side of the opticalsemiconductor element 21 so as to be displaced toward the mountingmember 22. Thus, in order to make bonding between the opticalsemiconductor element and the mounting member, diffusion bonding isemployed that uses the diffusion bonding layers for the electrode layer,so that it is possible not only to make unnecessary the use of a solder,an Ag paste and the like to thereby prevent the light emitting part inthe optical semiconductor element from being contaminated by the solder,but also to make the light emitting part closer to the mountingmember-side to thereby achieve improvement in heat-dissipationcapability.

Further, since the thermal resistance value between the opticalsemiconductor element and the mounting member is decreased, heatgenerated at the time of light emission or light reception of theoptical semiconductor element will be discharged to more extent. Thus,it is possible to suppress reduction of output power of the receivedlight or output power of the received light, to thereby achieveimprovement in characteristics.

Further, since the electric resistance value between the opticalsemiconductor element and the mounting member is decreased, it ispossible to reduce the power consumption.

Further, since fluctuation in the thermal resistance value and theelectric resistance value between the optical semiconductor element andthe mounting member is made small, it is possible to make fluctuation incharacteristics small to thereby achieve improvement in quality.

Further, since it is unnecessary to use a solder, an Ag paste and thelike as a bonding material between the optical semiconductor element andthe mounting member, it is also possible to reduce the prime cost suchas material cost, operation cost and the like.

Further, since it is unnecessary to use a solder, an Ag paste and thelike as a bonding material between the optical semiconductor element andthe mounting member, it is possible to suppress a failure from occurringdue to the bonding material spreading out of the bonded region to blockthe light emitting part or the light receiving part, and thus to improvethe production yield.

The method for manufacturing the optical semiconductor device 101according to Embodiment 1 comprises: a step of stacking in parallel,multiple sets of the mounting members 22 and the optical semiconductorelements 21 laid thereon and then clamping these multiple sets by thejigs 25 a, 25 b, said mounting members each having a front surface onwhich the diffusion bonding layer 23 b is formed, and said opticalsemiconductor elements each being provided with the light emitting part21 b therein and each having a rear surface on which the diffusionbonding layer 23 a is formed; and a step of heating under vacuum, themultiple sets of the mounting members 22 and the optical semiconductorelements 21 clamped by the jigs 25 a, 25 b, thereby to bond together themounting member 22 and the optical semiconductor element 21 in each ofthe multiple sets, by diffusion bonding between the diffusion bondinglayer 23 a and the diffusion bonding layer 23 b, and to form aninsulating film on each of the optical semiconductor elements 21 at itssurfaces inside of which the light emitting part 21 b is provided. Sincethe film forming step and the bonding step are performed concurrently,it is possible to simplify the manufacturing steps, to thereby reducethe manufacturing time and cost.

Meanwhile, in the manufacturing steps of an optical semiconductordevice, a wafer is subjected to treatments as manufacturing processes ina manner to form individual layers, and a patterning treatment to form arectangle shape or the like is performed depending on the layer. Thus,strains are distributed in a plane of the wafer on each layer basis, sothat warpage due to strain may occur at the time the wafer is processedinto thin plates. The optical semiconductor element results from cuttingout the wafer. Thus, according to the structure of the opticalsemiconductor element, warpage is likely to occur at the film formingstep around the light emitting part or the light receiving part, sothat, in the clamped state, a minute gap may be created between theoptical semiconductor element and the dummy bar or between the opticalsemiconductor elements. Further, when the force for clamping isincreased in order to narrow the gap, a defect such as a cracking or thelike may occur because the optical semiconductor element is mainlyformed of brittle materials. Further, when the electrode of the opticalsemiconductor element located on its bonding surface to the mountingmember to be used later for mounting, is made thick to thereby absorbthe gap by virtue of the plasticity of the electrode, the prime cost ofthe optical semiconductor element increases because the material of theelectrode is relatively expensive in term of cost structure. Thus,according to the conventional manufacturing method, the film materialwill intrude in the gap and thus be adhered to the bonding surface ofthe optical semiconductor element where it is mounted later on themounting member. Furthermore, the adhered position and area, and theadhered density are depending on the spatial shape of the gap and thus,they are not uniformly provided and have fluctuations.

According to this application, these problems are also solved, because,in order to make bonding between the optical semiconductor element 21and the mounting member 22, Au diffusion bonding is employed withoutusing a solder, an Ag paste and the like, and accordingly, even if theoptical semiconductor elements 21 are each in a warped state as shown inFIG. 5(a), the bonding step and the subsequent film forming step can beperformed successively in such a manner that the mounting members 22 andthe optical semiconductor elements 21 laid thereon, that are clamped bythe jigs 25 a, 25 b, are heated under vacuum. Thus, even with theoptical semiconductor element that is still in a warped state as shownin FIG. 5(b), an effect of Embodiment 1 described above can be obtained,and besides that, it is possible to obtain an optical semiconductordevice which has no such gap and has no film material adhered to thebonding surface.

Further, although a ceramic-based mounting member is frequently used asthe mounting member for mounting the optical semiconductor element, whenit has been cut out by a cutting method such as dicing or the like atthe time of processing the base member into the mounting members, microcracking has occurred at an edge line of the shape thereof. Thus, minutecut-out chips will be produced by an impact or the like at the time ofbonding the optical semiconductor element, and they may be adhered tothe light emitting part or the light receiving part, resulting indeterioration of the characteristics.

According to the manufacturing method of this application, it ispossible to prevent the production of minute cut-out chips and tosuppress a failure due to adhesion thereof, to thereby improve theproduction yield.

Embodiment 2

In Embodiment 1, a case has been described where the dummy bars 24 areused in a manufacturing method of the optical semiconductor 101, whereasin Embodiment 2, a case will be described where no dummy bar is usedtherein.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for illustrating a manufacturing method of anoptical semiconductor device 101 according to Embodiment 2. As shown inFIG. 6, multiple sets of the optical semiconductor elements 21 withouthaving their respective front-surface electrodes to be formed thereonand the mounting members 22 without having their respective rear-surfaceelectrodes to be formed thereon, are directly stacked in parallel andthen clamped by the jigs 25 a, 25 b. Other than the above, themanufacturing method of the optical semiconductor device 101 accordingto Embodiment 2 is the same as that of the optical semiconductor device101 according to Embodiment 1. Thus, for the equivalent parts, the samereference numerals are given, so that description thereof will beomitted.

In Embodiment 2, the front-surface electrode of each of the opticalsemiconductor elements 21 and the rear-surface electrode of each of themounting members 22 are formed after the bonding step of the opticalsemiconductor element 21 and the mounting member 22 and the film formingstep.

Heretofore, in the case where the film formation is applied to suchmultiple optical semi-conductor elements which are clamped by using ajig in a state in which their respective light emitting parts or lightreceiving parts are positioned uniformly, in order to prevent theoptical semiconductor elements from being bonded to each other, at thetime of clamping, a dummy bar made of Si or the like is interposedbetween each of the optical semiconductor elements and the other opticalsemiconductor element, or an anti-bonding film is provided on the frontsurface of each of the optical semiconductor elements. However, the useof the dummy bars generates dummy bar's material cost, operation costfor interposing the dummy bars, operation cost for removing the dummybars, film material cost of films formed on the dummy bars, and thelike. Further, in the case where the dummy bar is not used but a filmthat prevents the optical semiconductor elements in the clamped statefrom being bonded to each other, is formed on each of the opticalsemiconductor elements itself, the film material cost and the stepsincrease, so that the prime cost becomes higher.

In contrast, in Embodiment 2, the front surface of the opticalsemiconductor element 21 and the rear surface of the mounting member 22do not cause diffusion bonding therebetween. Thus, it is unnecessary touse the dummy bars 24 used in Embodiment 1 for preventing reaction(diffusion bonding) between the front-surface electrode of the opticalsemiconductor element 21 and the rear-surface electrode of the mountingmember 22, and also to use the formation of the film for preventing theoptical semiconductor elements from being bonded to each other, so thatit is possible to achieve reduction of the manufacturing cost.

As described above, in accordance with the manufacturing method of theoptical semiconductor device 101 according to Embodiment 2, thefront-surface electrode of each of the optical semiconductor elements 21and the rear-surface electrode of each of the mounting members 22 areformed after the bonding step of the optical semiconductor element 21and the mounting member 22 and the film forming step, so that thefront-surface side of the optical semiconductor element 21 and therear-surface side of the mounting member 22 do not cause diffusionbonding therebetween. Thus, it is unnecessary to use the dummy bars 24used in Embodiment 1 for preventing reaction (diffusion bonding) betweenthe front-surface electrode of the optical semiconductor element 21 andthe rear-surface electrode of the mounting member 22, and also to usethe formation of the film for preventing the optical semiconductorelements from being bonded to each other, so that it is possible toachieve reduction of the manufacturing cost and thus to enhance theproductivity.

According to the conventional manufacturing method, a step of coatingedge surfaces (around the light emitting or light receiving part) and amounting step of the semiconductor chip are steps performed separately,so that (1) a portion of on-edge material (insulating film) that hascome around into a bonded region during coating, makes thethermal/electrical conductivity lower, to thereby deteriorate thecharacteristics. In addition, (2) when, in order to close the gap due tothe warpage with respect to the bar at the time of coating, thethickness of Au as a bonding member of the semiconductor chip isincreased so that the gap may be closed by solely using that member, theprime cost in terms of the set of the semiconductor chip and the mount,becomes higher than that in the case where the gap is closed by usingboth that member and a bonding member of Au of the mounting member. Inparticular, in the case of (2), according to the conventional method,when the gap due to the warpage is to be closed during the edge coatingin a manner without reforming the warpage as much as possible, since thedummy bar has no bonding member because the dummy bar is to be insertedfor prevention of bonding, it is required for the bonding member of theoptical semiconductor chip to have a thickness that is enough to closethe gap portion due to the warpage.

According to this application, it suffices that the sum of the thicknessof the bonding member of the optical semiconductor element and thethickness of the bonding member of the mounting member, corresponds to athickness that is enough to close the gap portion due to the warpage.

In this application, a variety of exemplary embodiments and examples aredescribed; however, every characteristic, configuration or function thatis described in one or more embodiments, is not limited to being appliedto a specific embodiment, and may be applied singularly or in any ofvarious combinations thereof to another embodiment. Accordingly, aninfinite number of modified examples that are not exemplified here aresupposed within the technical scope disclosed in the presentdescription. For example, such cases shall be included where at leastone configuration element is modified; where at least one configurationelement is added or omitted; and furthermore, where at least oneconfiguration element is extracted and combined with a configurationelement of another embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS AND SIGNS

21: optical semiconductor element, 21 b: light emitting part, 22:mounting member, 23: electrode layer, 23 a: diffusion bonding layer, 23b: diffusion bonding layer, 25 a, 25 b: jig, 101: optical semiconductordevice.

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 5. A method for manufacturing an optical semiconductordevice, comprising: a step of stacking in parallel, multiple sets ofmounting members and optical semiconductor elements laid thereon andthen clamping these multiple sets by using a jig, said mounting memberseach having a front surface on which a first bonding member or bondinglayer is formed, and said optical semiconductor elements each beingprovided with a light emitting part therein and each having a rearsurface on which a second bonding member or bonding layer is formed; anda step of heating under vacuum, the multiple sets of the mountingmembers and the optical semiconductor elements clamped using the jig,thereby to bond together the mounting member and the opticalsemiconductor element in each of the multiple sets by diffusion bondingbetween the first bonding member or bonding layer and the second bondingmember or bonding layer, and to form an insulating film on all sidesurfaces of each of the optical semiconductor elements in which thelight emitting part is provided; wherein each of the opticalsemiconductor elements is a semiconductor laser element; and wherein theinsulating film formed on the side surfaces of each of the opticalsemiconductor elements serves to control an optical reflectivity withrespect to the light emitting part in the semiconductor laser element.6. The method for manufacturing an optical semiconductor deviceaccording to claim 5, wherein the first bonding member or bonding layer,and the second bonding member or bonding layer are made of Au.
 7. Amethod for manufacturing an optical semiconductor device, comprising: astep of stacking in parallel, multiple sets of mounting members andoptical semiconductor elements laid thereon and then clamping thesemultiple sets by using a jig, said mounting members each having a frontsurface on which a first bonding member or bonding layer is formed, andsaid optical semiconductor elements each being provided with a lightemitting part therein and each having a rear surface on which a secondbonding member or bonding layer is formed; a step of heating undervacuum, the multiple sets of the mounting members and the opticalsemiconductor elements clamped using the jig, thereby to bond togetherthe mounting member and the optical semiconductor element in each of themultiple sets by diffusion bonding between the first bonding member orbonding layer and the second bonding member or bonding layer; and a stepof forming an insulating film on all side surfaces of each of theoptical semiconductor elements in which the light emitting part isprovided; wherein said step of heating and said step of forming areperformed concurrently.
 8. The method for manufacturing an opticalsemiconductor device according to claim 7, wherein the first bondingmember or bonding layer, and the second bonding member or bonding layerare made of Au.